10 tips for drawing with coloured pencils
Sonja Stangl tells us her 10 favourite coloured pencil techniques – to help artists currently using the medium and inspire those who haven't picked up a coloured pencil since childhood.
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Feifei Ruan's Doctor Who promo art shows the TARDIS in classical Chinese landscapes
The Doctor lands at the Great Wall and beyond in a sumptuous promo launch for the Chinese market.
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89 Best Photoshop tutorials
Free Photoshop tutorials, PSD effects and tips and tricks across art, illustration, graphics and photography – including advanced Photoshop tutorials from the world's best illustrators, designers and photographers.
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45 best Illustrator tutorials
Learn techniques for Adobe Illustrator covering creating vector portraits, character art, 3D shapes, illustrated maps and graphics and more.
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The 12 best illustration stories of 2018
Modern yet ancient Japanese art, animated Moomins, poignant magazine covers and live poo drawing - it's all in our look at the best art & illustration stories of 2018.
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Amy Cesal's Play-Doh infographics bring fun and colour to datavis
These award-winning data visualisations are like nothing you've ever seen, and bring a new playful edge to data.
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Illustrator Erick M. Ramos on reinventing Pokémon & Mario - and seeing autumn for the first time
Zelda, Super Mario and more are reimagined in Erick M. Ramos' pastoral and intimate portfolio.
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Back of the net! The beauty of football stadiums is celebrated in designer Steve Stewart's prints
The man behind Football Stadium Prints on scoring with his much-loved prints and where his love for drawing footie stadiums all began.
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The Pantone Colour of the Year 2019 is 'Living Coral'
As predicted in the autumn, the new Pantone Colour of the Year is a 'life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone'. But not THAT shade of orange.
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27 travel illustration tips and techniques
6 leading illustrators discuss how they produce their best travel illustrations and illustrated maps for clients including Conde Nast Traveller, the Wall Street Journal and Whistlefish.
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See the Best Button Badge Designs of 2018, from cutesy dogs to Frida Kahlo homages
Check out all the winning designs from Stereohype's annual badge competition, featuring new and promising talent from around the world.
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The Beano's youngest ever artist brings an icon to life in these portraits of Winston Churchill
Zoom Rockman brings to life the lesser known history of Churchill for one of London's oldest restaurants.
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Inside the concept art behind Nicolas Cage's most bizarre film, Mandy
Artist Rob McCallum tells us how curses, rust and emailed photos of 80s hair metal legend David Lee Roth inspired the look of Panos Cosmatos's blood-soaked movie.
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Halloween Photoshop & Illustrator tutorials: 21 step-by-step guides to creating spook-tacular artworks
Whether you want to create a truly horrifying artwork or silly, slimy type, here are 21 spooky Halloween Illustrator or Photoshop tutorials from leading illustrators and designers.
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30 years on, animation classic Akira is still inspiring artists around the world
In celebration of the anime classic's 30th anniversary, we look at Akira tribute projects from around the globe, and how the film still inspires creators to this day.
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From Afrofuturism to politics to Kafka, Greek studio Beetroot has done it all
We chat to the very inventive Beetroot about colourful electoral campaigns, lab-made type tools and their rather striking visuals.
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Lettering master Jessica Hische on her new book's essential message for both adults and kids
Jessica Hische tells us how Tomorrow I'll Be Brave was inspired by her little one, and how her art connections helped the book to see the light.
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How to draw celebrities, actors and singers: 8 tips from leading illustrators
Leading illustrators reveal the techniques behind their favourite portraits of the famous - from composition, drawing and painting to how to capture their likeness.
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This First Man soundtrack vinyl cover art is exquisitely composed
Illustrator Marc Aspinall takes us through his creative process to bring the feel of the golden age of space exploration to this artwork.
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34 tips for turning your art and graphics into amazing animated GIFs
6 illustrators reveal how to turn artworks into fun, charming, powerful or hilarious animated GIFs in Illustrator, Photoshop or After Effects.
